<!-- Pramāṇa, a library of Indian primary sources · https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64 -->

[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.64

# Skandapurana 1.4.64: adhyāyaḥ 66

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.64

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### adhyāyaḥ 66

### [1.4.64.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.2)

tatastrayodaśe varṣe vyatīte samaye tadā ..

> Then, when the thirteenth year had passed at that time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.3)

upaplave saṃgateṣu sarvarājasu pāṃḍavāḥ .. 1 ..

> and when all the kings had assembled at Upaplavya, the Pāṇḍavas, 1  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.4)

yoddhumāgatya saṃtasthuḥ kurukṣetraṃ mahārathāḥ ..

> the great car-warriors, having come to fight, took their positions at Kurukṣetra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.5)

kauravāścāpi saṃtasdhurduryodhanapurogamāḥ ..2..

> And the Kauravas, led by Duryodhana, also took their positions. 2  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.6)

tato bhīṣmeṇa proktāṃ ca naraiḥ śrutvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ..

> Then Yudhiṣṭhira, having heard through men what was spoken by Bhīṣma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.7)

rathātirathasaṃkhyāṃ tu rājñāṃ madhye vaco'bravīt ..3..

> namely the classification of car-warriors and great car-warriors, spoke this word amidst the kings: 3  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.8)

bhīṣmeṇa vihitā kṛṣṇa rathātirathavarṇanā ..

> “The description of car-warriors and great car-warriors has been made by Bhīṣma, O Kṛṣṇa.” / Then Duryodhana asked his own great car-warriors this: 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.9)

tato duryodhano'pṛcchadidaṃ svīyānmahārathān..4..

> Then Duryodhana asked this of his great chariot-warriors: ..4..  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.10)

sasainyānpāṃḍavānetānhanyātkālena kena kaḥ ..

> "Which of you could slay these Pāṇḍavas with their army, and in what span of time?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.11)

māsena tu pratijñātaṃ bhīṣmeṇa ca kṛpeṇa ca ..5..

> It was pledged by Bhīṣma and by Kṛpa: in a month;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.12)

pakṣaṃ droṇena cāhnāṃ ca daśabhirdrauṇinā raṇe ..

> by Droṇa, in a fortnight; and by Drauṇi, in ten days in battle;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.13)

ṣaḍbhiḥ karṇena ca tathā sadā mamabhayaṃkṛtā .. 6 ..

> and likewise by Karṇa, who constantly dispelled my fear: in six days.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.14)

tadahaṃ svāṃśca pṛcchāmi kena kālena haṃti kaḥ ..

> "Therefore I ask my own men: in what span of time can who slay \[them\]?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.15)

etacchrutvā vaco rājñaḥ phālguno vākyamabravīt .. 7 ..

> Hearing this speech of the king, Phālguna spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.16)

ayuktametadbhīṣmādyaiḥ pratijñātaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ..

> "It was improper, O Yudhiṣṭhira, what was pledged by Bhīṣma and the others;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.17)

tato jaye ca vijaye niścayo hi mṛṣaiva tat .. 8 ..

> for to decide on victory or defeat based on that is altogether false.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.18)

tavāpi ye saṃti nṛpāḥ sannaddhā raṇasaṃsthitāḥ ..

> The kings who stand ready for battle on your side as well—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.19)

paśyaitānpuruṣavyāghrānkālakalpāndurāsadān .. 9 ..

> behold these tigers among men, like Kāla \[Death\] himself, unassailable:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.20)

drupadaṃ ca virāṭaṃ ca dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca kaikayam ..

> Drupada, Virāṭa, Dhṛṣṭaketu, and the Kaikaya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.21)

sahadevaṃ sātyakiṃ ca cekitānaṃ ca durjayam.. 1.2.66.10 ..

> Sahadeva, Sātyaki, and invincible Cekitāna;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.22)

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ saputraṃ ca mahāvīryaṃ ghaṭotkacam ..

> Dhṛṣṭadyumna with his sons, and mighty Ghaṭotkaca;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.23)

bhīmādīṃśca maheṣvāsānkeśavaṃ cāparājitam .. 11 ..

> the great archers beginning with Bhīma, and unconquered Keśava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.24)

manyehamekastveteṣāṃ hanyātkauravavāhinīm ..

> I think that even a single one of these could destroy the Kaurava army.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.25)

sannaddhāḥ pratidṛśyaṃte bhīṣmādyā bahavo rathāḥ .. 12 ..

> Though Bhīṣma and many other charioteers appear armored in opposition,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.26)

tebhyo bhayaṃ na kāryaṃ te phalgavo'mī mṛgā iva .. 13 ..

> you should have no fear of them; they are insignificant, like deer.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.27)

asmākaṃ dhanuṣāṃ ghoṣairidānīmeva bhārata ..

> By the twang of our bows right now, O Bhārata,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.28)

kauravā vidraviṣyaṃti siṃhatrastā mṛgā iva .. 14 ..

> the Kauravas will flee like deer terrified by a lion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.29)

vṛddhādbhīṣmāddvijādvṛddhāddroṇādapi kṛpādapi..

> From the aged Bhīṣma, from the aged brahmin Droṇa, or from Kṛpa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.30)

bāliśātkiṃ bhayaṃ drauṇeḥ sūtaputrācca durmateḥ .. 15 ..

> from the childish Drauṇi, and from the evil-minded son of a charioteer—what fear is there?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.31)

athavā cittanirvṛtyai jñātumicchasi bhārata ..

> Or else, O Bhārata, if you wish to know for the peace of your mind,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.32)

śatrūṇāṃ pratyanīkeṣu saṃdhāvacchṛṇu me vacaḥ ..16..

> listen to my words as I rush against the hostile ranks of the enemies:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.33)

eko'hameva saṃgrāme sarve tiṣṭhaṃtu te rathāḥ ..

> Let me stand alone in battle; let all your charioteers stand aside.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.34)

ekāhnā kṣapaye sarvānkauravānsainyasaṃyutān .. 17 ..

> In a single day I shall destroy all the Kauravas along with their forces."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.35)

ityarjunavacaḥ śrutvā smayandāmodaro'bravīt ..

> Hearing these words of Arjuna, Dāmodara smiled and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.36)

evametadyathā prāha phālguno'yaṃ mṛṣā na tat .. 18 ..

> "It is just so, as this Phālguna has spoken; it is not false."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.37)

tataśca śaṃkhānbherīśca śataśaścaiva puṣkarān ..

> And then, having silenced the conches, the drums,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.38)

nivārya rājamadhyastho barbarīko vaco'bravīt .. .. 19 ..

> and hundreds of kettle-drums, Barbarīka, standing in the midst of the kings, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.39)

yena taptaṃ guptakṣetre yena devyaḥ sutoṣitāḥ ..

> Hear what is spoken by him who has performed austerity in the Guptakṣetra, who has fully pleased the goddesses,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.40)

yasyātulaṃ bāhubalaṃ tena coktaṃ niśamyatām .. 1.2.66.20 ..

> and whose strength of arm is unequaled:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.41)

yadbravīmi vacaḥ satyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ tannarādhipāḥ ..

> "Listen, O rulers of men, to the truthful word that I speak,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.42)

ātmano vīryasadṛśaṃ kevalaṃ na tu darpataḥ .. 21 ..

> in accord only with my own valor, and not out of pride.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.43)

yadāryeṇa pratijñātamarjunena mahātmanā ..

> As for what has been pledged by the noble, great-souled Arjuna,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.44)

na marṣayāmi tadvākyaṃ kālakṣepo mahānayam .. 22 ..

> I cannot tolerate that statement; this would be a great waste of time.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.45)

sarve bhavaṃtastiṣṭhaṃtu sārjunāḥ sahakeśavāḥ ..

> Let all of you stand aside, along with Arjuna and Keśava.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.46)

eko muhūrtādbhīṣmādīnsarvānneṣye yamakṣayam .. 23 ..

> Alone, within a single muhūrta, I shall dispatch Bhīṣma and all the others to the abode of Yama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.47)

mayi tiṣṭhati kenāpi śastragrāhyaṃ na kṣatriyaiḥ ..

> While I stand \[in battle\], no weapon should be taken up by any of the kṣatriyas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.48)

svadharmaśapatho vo'stu mṛte grāhyaṃ tato mayi .. 24 ..

> May your oath be by your own duty: only when I am dead may you take \[them\] up.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.49)

paśyadhvaṃ me balaṃ bāhvordevyārādhanasaṃbhavam ..

> Behold the strength of my arms born of the worship of the Goddess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.50)

māhātmyaṃ guptakṣetrasya tathā bhaktiṃ ca pāṃḍuṣu .. 25 ..

> the māhātmya of the Guptakṣetra, and my devotion to the Pāṇḍus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.51)

paśyadhvaṃ me dhanurghoraṃ tūṇīrāvakṣayau tathā ..

> Behold my terrible bow, and likewise the two inexhaustible quivers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.52)

khaḍgaṃ ca devyā yaddattaṃ tato vacmi vacastvidam .. 26 ..

> and the sword given by the Goddess; therefore I speak these words."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.53)

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṣatriyā vismayaṃ yayuḥ ..

> Hearing his speech, the kṣatriyas were filled with amazement;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.54)

arjunaśca kaṭākṣepe lajjitaḥ kṛṣṇamaikṣata .. 27 ..

> and Arjuna, embarrassed by the rebuke, looked toward Kṛṣṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.55)

tamāha lalitaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ phālgunaṃ paramaṃ vacaḥ ..

> Kṛṣṇa spoke this charming and supreme word to Phālguna:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.56)

ātmaupayikamevedaṃ bhaimi putro'bhyabhāṣata .. 28 ..

> "What the son of Bhīma's son spoke was only suited to himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.57)

navakoṭiyuto'nena palāśī nihataḥ purā ..

> Formerly, a meat-eater accompanied by ninety million \[demons\] was slain by him  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.58)

kṣaṇādeva ca pātāle śrūyate mahadadbhutam .. 29 ..

> in an instant in Pātāla—a great wonder heard of!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.59)

punaḥ prakṣyāmade tvenaṃ kvenopāyena kauravān..

> Let us question him again: 'By what means will you slay the Kauravas  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.60)

muhūrtāddhaṃsi brūhīti pṛcchayatāṃ cāha taṃ jayaḥ .. 1.2.66.30 ..

> in a muhūrta? Speak!'" And Jaya said, "Let him be asked."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.61)

tataḥ smaranyādaveṃdro bhaimiputramabhāṣata .. 31 ..

> Then, smiling, the lord of the Yādavas spoke to the son of Bhīma's son:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.62)

bhīpmadroṇakṛpadrauṇikarṇaduryodhanādibhiḥ ..

> "Protected by Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Drauṇi, Karṇa, Duryodhana, and others,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.63)

guptāṃ tryaṃbakadurjeyāṃ senāṃ haṃsi kathaṃ kṣaṇāt .. 32 ..

> difficult to conquer even for Tryambaka—how can you slay this army in an instant?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.64)

ayaṃ mahānvismayaste vacaso bhaiminaṃdana ..

> This is a great wonder arising from your words, O son of Bhīma's offspring,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.65)

saṃbhūtaḥ sarvarājñāṃ ca phālgunasya ca dhīmataḥ .. 33 ..

> both for all the kings and for wise Phālguna.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.66)

tadbrūhi kenopāyena muhūrtāddhaṃsi kauravān ..

> Therefore tell us: by what means will you slay the Kauravas in a muhūrta?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.67)

upāyavīryaṃ te jñātvā maṃsyāmo vayamapyuta .. 34 ..

> Having learned the power of your means, we too shall believe \[you\]."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.68)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.69)

ityukto vāsudevena sarvabhūteśvareṇa ca ..

> Addressed thus by Vāsudeva, the lord of all beings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.70)

siṃhavakṣāḥ parvatābho nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ .. 35 ..

> With a chest like a lion's, resembling a mountain, adorned with various ornaments,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.71)

ghaṭāsyo ghaṭahāsaśca ūrdhvakeśo'tidīpti mān ..

> having a face like a jar, with a pot-like laugh, hair bristling upwards, possessing great splendor,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.72)

vidyudakṣo vāyujavo yaścecchennāśayejjagat .. 36 ..

> having eyes like lightning, swift as the wind, who could destroy the world if he so wished—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.73)

devīdattātulabalo barbarīko'bhyabhāṣata ..

> Barbarīka, granted incomparable strength by the Goddess, spoke:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.74)

yadi vo mānasaṃ vīrā upāyasya pradarśane .. 37 ..

> “O heroes, if your mind is set on demonstrating an expedient,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.75)

tadahaṃ darśayāmyeṣa paśyadhvaṃ sahakeśavāḥ ..

> then behold, I will show it along with Keśava!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.76)

ityuktvā dhanurāropya saṃdadhe viśikhaṃ tvaran ..

> Having spoken thus, having strung his bow, he quickly fixed an arrow  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.77)

niḥśalyaṃ cāpi saṃpūrṇaṃ siṃdūrābheṇa bhasmanā ..38..

> that had no tip and was filled with ash resembling vermilion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.78)

ākarṇamākṛpya ca taṃ mumoca mukhādathodbhūtamabhūcca bhasma .. 39 ..

> Drawing it to his ear, he released it; then from its tip ash sprang forth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.79)

senādvaye tacca papāta śīghraṃ yasyaiva yatrāsti ca mṛtyumarma ..

> and swiftly fell upon both armies wherever each one's mortal vulnerable spot was:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.80)

sarvaromasu bhīṣmasya kaṃṭhe rādheyadroṇayoḥ .. 1.2.66.40 ..

> upon all the body hairs of Bhīṣma; on the throat of Karṇa and of Droṇa;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.81)

ūrau duryodhanasyāpi śalyasyāpi ca vakṣasi ..

> upon the thigh of Duryodhana, and also on the chest of Śalya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.82)

kaṃṭhe ca śakunerdīptaṃ bhagadattasya cāpatat .. 41 ..

> and that glowing \[ash\] fell upon the throat of Śakuni and of Bhagadatta;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.83)

kṛṣṇasya pādatala lake kaṃṭhe drupadamatsyayoḥ ..

> on the sole of Kṛṣṇa's foot; on the throat of Drupada and of Matsya;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.84)

śikhaṃḍinastathā kaṭyāṃ kaṃṭhe senāpatestathā .. 42 ..

> likewise on the waist of Śikhaṇḍin; and on the throat of the commander-in-chief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.85)

papāta raktaṃ tadbhasma yatra yeṣāṃ ca marma ca ..

> That red ash fell wherever the vulnerable spots of those \[warriors\] lay;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.86)

kevalaṃ caiva pāṃḍūnāṃ kṛpadroṇyośca nāspṛśata .. 43 ..

> it did not touch only the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛpa, and the son of Droṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.87)

iti kṛtvā tato bhūyo barbarīko'bhyabhāṣata ..

> Having done this, Barbarīka spoke once again:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.88)

dṛṣṭaṃ bhavadbhirevaṃ yanmayā marma nirīkṣitam .. 44 ..

> ‘You have seen how the vulnerable spots have been surveyed by me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.89)

adhunā pātayiṣyāmi marmasveṣāṃ śitāñcharān ..

> Now I shall release sharpened arrows upon these vulnerable points—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.90)

devīdattānamoghākhyānyairmariṣyaṃtyamī kṣaṇāt .. 45 ..

> granted by the Goddess, known as unfailing, by which they will die in an instant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.91)

śapathā vaḥ svadharmasya śastraṃ grāhyaṃ na vaḥ kvacit ..

> By the oath of your own duty, you must nowhere take up weapons!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.92)

muhūrtātpātayiṣyāmi śatrūnetāñchitaiḥ śaraiḥ .. 46 ..

> Within an hour I will strike down these enemies with sharpened arrows.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.93)

tato vismitacittānāṃ yudhiṣṭhirapurogiṇām ..

> Then, among those whose minds were astonished, led by Yudhiṣṭhira,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.94)

āsīnninādaḥ sumahānsādhusādhviti śaṃsa tām .. 47 ..

> a great roar arose from those who praised him, crying, ‘Well done! Well done!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.95)

vāsudevaśca saṃkruddhaścakreṇa niśitena ca ..

> And Vāsudeva, greatly enraged, with his sharp discus,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.96)

evaṃ bruvata evāsya śiraśchittvā nyapātayat .. 48 ..

> struck off and dropped his head even as he was speaking thus.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.97)

tataḥ kṣaṇātsarvamāsīdāvigraṃ rājamaṃ ḍalam ..

> Then in an instant the entire circle of kings became agitated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.98)

vyalokayankeśavaṃ te vismitāścābhavanbhṛśam .. 49 ..

> They gazed at Keśava and were exceedingly astonished,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.99)

kimetaditi prāhuśca barbarīkaḥ kuto hataḥ..

> and said, ‘What is this? Why was Barbarīka slain?’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.100)

pāṃḍavāścāpi mumucuraśrūṇi sahapārthivāḥ .. 1.2.66.50 ..

> And the Pāṇḍavas along with the kings shed tears.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.101)

hāhā putreti ca gṛṇanpraskhalaṃśca padepade ..

> Lamenting, ‘Alas, alas, my son!’ and stumbling at every step,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.102)

ghaṭotkaco'pataddīnaḥ putropari vimūrchitaḥ .. 51 ..

> miserable Ghaṭotkaca collapsed upon his son, fainting away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.103)

etasminnaṃtare devyaścaturdaśa samāyayuḥ .. 52 ..

> In that interval, fourteen goddesses arrived:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.104)

siddhāṃbikā kroḍamātā kapālī tārā suvarṇā ca trilokajetrī ..

> Siddhāmbikā, Kroḍamātā, Kapālī, Tārā, Suvarṇā, Trilokajetrī,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.105)

bhāṇeśvarī carcikā caikavīrā yogeśvarī caṃḍikā traipurā ca ..53..

> Bhāṇeśvarī, Carcikā, Ekavīrā, Yogeśvarī, Caṇḍikā, Traipurā,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.106)

bhūtāṃbikā harasiddhistathāmūḥ saṃprāpya tasthurnṛpavismayaṃkarāḥ ..

> Bhūtāmbikā, and Harasiddhi; having arrived, they stood causing wonder among the kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.107)

śrīcaṃḍikā''śvāsya tatau ghaṭotkacaṃ provāca vākyaṃ mahatā svareṇa .. 54 ..

> Then illustrious Caṇḍikā consoled Ghaṭotkaca and spoke words in a loud voice:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.108)

śṛṇudhvaṃ pārthivāḥ sarve kṛṣṇena viditātmanā ..

> “Listen, all you kings, to the reason by which Barbarīka of great might  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.109)

hetunā yena nihato barbarīko mahābalaḥ .. 55 ..

> was slain by Kṛṣṇa who knows the true self.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.110)

merumūrdhni purā pṛthvī samavetāndivaukasaḥ ..

> Formerly, upon the summit of Mount Meru, the Earth, oppressed by a burden,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.111)

bhārākrāṃtā jagādaitānbhāro'pa hriyatāṃ hi me .. 56 ..

> spoke to the assembled gods: ‘Indeed, let my burden be removed!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.112)

tato brahmā prāha viṣṇuṃ bhagavaṃstvamidaṃ śṛṇu ..

> Then Brahmā said to Viṣṇu: ‘O Blessed One, hear this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.113)

devāstvānugamiṣyaṃti bhāraṃ hara bhuvaḥ prabho .. 57 ..

> the gods will follow you; relieve the burden of the Earth, O Lord!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.114)

tatastatheti tanmene vacanaṃ viṣṇuravyayaḥ ..

> Then imperishable Viṣṇu agreed to that statement, saying, ‘So be it.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.115)

etasminnaṃtare bāhumuddhṛtyoccairabhāṣata .. 58 ..

> In that interval, raising his arm, he spoke loudly—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.116)

sūryavarceti yakṣeṃdraścaturāśītikoṭipaḥ ..

> the Yakṣa lord named Sūryavarcas, lord of eighty-four crores:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.117)

kimarthaṃ mānuṣe loke bhavadbhirjanma kāryate .. 59 ..

> ‘For what purpose is a birth to be taken by you in the mortal world,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.118)

mayi tiṣṭhati doṣāṇāmanekānāṃ mahāspade ..

> which is a great repository of many faults, while I am here?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.119)

sarve bhavaṃto modaṃtu svargeṣu saha viṣṇunā .. 1.2.66.60 ..

> May all of you rejoice in heaven together with Viṣṇu!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.120)

ahameko'vatīryaitānhaniṣyāmi bhuvo bharān ..

> I alone, having descended, will slay these burdens of the Earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.121)

svadharmaśapathā vo vai saṃti cejjanma prāpsyatha .. 61 ..

> Indeed, let it be an oath upon your own duty if you take birth!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.122)

ityuktavacane brahmā kruddhastaṃ samabhāṣata ..

> When these words had been spoken, Brahmā, enraged, addressed him:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.123)

durmate sarvadevānāmaviṣahyaṃ mahābharam ..62..

> ‘O foolish one, this great burden is unbearable even for all the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.124)

svasādhyaṃ brūṣe mohāttvaṃ śāpayogyo'si bāliśa ..

> through delusion you claim it can be accomplished by yourself! You deserve a curse, foolish one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.125)

deśakālocitaṃ svīyaṃ parasya ca balaṃ hṛdā .. 63 ..

> One who speaks to rulers without considering in his heart  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.126)

avicāryaiva prabhuṣu vakti so'rhati daṃḍanam ..

> his own strength and that of others suitable for the place and time, deserves punishment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.127)

tasmādbhūbhāraharaṇe yuddhasyopakrame sati .. 64 ..

> Therefore, when the war for removing the Earth's burden commences,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.128)

śarīranāśaṃ kṛṣṇāttvamavāpsyasi na saṃśayaḥ ..

> you will obtain destruction of your body at the hands of Kṛṣṇa, without a doubt.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.129)

evaṃ śapto brahmaṇā'sau viṣṇumetadayācata .. 65 ..

> Cursed thus by Brahmā, he begged this of Viṣṇu:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.130)

yadyevaṃ bhavitā nāśastadekaṃ deva prārthaye ..

> “If my destruction is to be thus, O lord, I make this one request:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.131)

janmaprabhṛti me dehi matiṃ sarvārthasādhanīm .. 66 ..

> Grant me, from my birth onward, an intellect that accomplishes all purposes.” // 66  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.132)

tatastatheti taṃ prāha keśavo devasaṃsadi ..

> Then Keśava said to him in the assembly of the gods, “So be it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.133)

śiraste pūjayiṣyaṃti devyāḥ pūjyo bhaviṣyasi .. 67 ..

> They shall worship your head; you shall be worshipful to the goddess.” // 67  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.134)

ityuktvā cāvatīrṇo'sau saha devairharistadā ..

> Having spoken thus, Hari then descended \[to earth\] together with the gods;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.135)

harirnāma sa kṛṣṇo'sau bhavaṃtaste tathā surāḥ .. 68 ..

> that Hari was named Kṛṣṇa, and you, indeed, were those gods. // 68  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.136)

sūryavarcāḥ sa cāyaṃ hi nihato bhaimiputrakaḥ ..

> And he who was Sūryavarcas, the son of the daughter of Bhīma, has indeed been slain.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.137)

prākchāpaṃ brahmaṇaḥ smṛtvā hatonena mahātmanā ..

> Remembering Brahmā’s former curse, he was slain by this noble one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.138)

tasmāddoṣo na kṛṣṇe'smindraṣṭavyaḥ sarvabhū mipaiḥ ..69..

> Therefore, no fault should be seen in this Kṛṣṇa by all the rulers of the earth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.139)

.. śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca .. ..

> The glorious Kṛṣṇa said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.140)

yaduktaṃ bhūmipā devyā tattathaiva na saṃśayaḥ .. 1.2.66.70 ..

> “O kings, what has been spoken by the goddess is truly so, without doubt. // 1.2.66.70  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.141)

yadyenamadhunā naiva hanyāṃ brahmavaco'nyathā ..

> If I did not slay him now, Brahmā’s word would become otherwise;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.142)

tato bhavediti smṛtvā mayāsau vinipātitaḥ .. 71 ..

> remembering that, he was struck down by me. // 71  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.143)

guptakṣetre mayaivā'sau niyukto devyanusmṛtau ..

> In the Guptakṣetra, he was assigned by me to the remembrance of the Goddess,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.144)

pūrvaṃ dattaṃ varaṃ svīyaṃ smaratā devasaṃsadi ..72 ..

> as I remembered my own boon previously granted in the assembly of the gods.” // 72  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.145)

ityukte caṃḍikā devī tadā bhaktaśirastvidam ..

> When this had been said, goddess Caṇḍikā then sprinkled this devotee’s head  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.146)

abhyukṣya sudhayā śīghramajaraṃ cāmaraṃ vyadhāt .. 73 ..

> swiftly with nectar, and made it unaging and immortal. // 73  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.147)

yathā rāhuśirastadvattacchiraḥ praṇanāma tān ..

> Just like Rāhu’s head, that head bowed down to them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.148)

uvāca ca didṛkṣāmi yuddhaṃ tadanumanyatām .. 74 ..

> and said, “I desire to witness the battle; let that be granted.” // 74  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.149)

tataḥ kṛṣṇo vacaḥ prāha meghagaṃbhīravākprabhuḥ ..

> Then Kṛṣṇa, the Lord whose voice is deep as a cloud, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.150)

yāvanmahī sanakṣatrā yāvaccaṃdradivākarau .. 75 ..

> “As long as the earth endures with the constellations, and as long as the moon and the sun, // 75  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.151)

tāvattvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ vatsa pūjyo bhaviṣyasi ..

> so long shall you be worshipful to all worlds, my child.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.152)

devīlokeṣu sarveṣu devīvadvicariṣyasi ..76..

> In all the realms of the goddess, you shall move about like a goddess. // 76  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.153)

svabhaktānāṃ ca lokeṣu devīnāṃ dāsyase sthitim ..

> And you shall grant your devotees an abode in the worlds of the goddesses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.154)

bālānāṃ ye bhaviṣyaṃti vātapittakaphodbhavāḥ ..

> The boils of children that arise from wind, bile, and phlegm—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.155)

piṭakāstāḥ sukhenaiva śāmayiṣyasi pūjanāt .. 77 ..

> you shall easily pacify them through worship \[of you\]. // 77  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.156)

idaṃ ca śṛṃgamāruhya paśya yuddhaṃ yathā bhavet .. 78 ..

> Having ascended this peak, watch the battle as it unfolds. // 78  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.157)

dhāvaṃtaḥ kauravāstvasmānvayaṃ yāmastvamūniti ..

> The Kauravas are rushing upon us; let us go against them.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.158)

ityukte vāsudevena devyo'thāṃbaramāviśan .. 79 ..

> When this was spoken by Vāsudeva, the goddesses entered the sky. // 79  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.159)

barbarīkaśiraścaiva giriśṛṃgamavāpya tat ..

> And the head of Barbarīka, having attained that mountain peak, \[stayed there\];  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.160)

dehasya bhūmisaṃskārāścābhavacchiraso nahi ..

> there were funerary rites for the body, but not for the head.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.161)

tato yuddhaṃ mahadabhūtkurupāṃḍavasenayoḥ ..1.2.66.80..

> Then a great battle took place between the armies of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas. // 1.2.66.80  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.162)

aṣṭādaśāhena hatā ye ca droṇavṛṣādayaḥ ..

> Droṇa, Karṇa, and others were slain within eighteen days;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.163)

duryodhane hate krūre aṣṭādaśadinātyaye .. 81 ..

> when the cruel Duryodhana was slain at the end of the eighteenth day, // 81  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.164)

yudhiṣṭhiro jñātimadhye goviṃdaṃ samabhāṣata ..

> Yudhiṣṭhira, amidst his kinsmen, addressed Govinda:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.165)

puruṣottama saṃgrāmamamuṃ saṃtāritā vayam .. 82 ..

> “O Puruṣottama, we have been carried across this battle  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.166)

tvayaiva nāthena hare namaste puruṣottama ..

> by you alone as our lord, O Hari; salutations to you, O Supreme Person!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.167)

śrutvā tasyāpi sāsūyamidaṃ bhīmo vaco'bravīt .. 83 ..

> Having heard this, Bhīma spoke these words with indignation: // 83  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.168)

yena dhvastā dhārtarāṣṭrāstaṃ nirākṛtya māṃ nṛpa ..

> “Having disregarded me, by whom the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were destroyed, O king,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.169)

puruṣottamaṃ kṛṣṇamiti bravīṣi kimu mūḍhavat .. 84 ..

> why do you speak like a fool, calling Kṛṣṇa ‘Puruṣottama’? // 84  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.170)

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ phālgunaṃ ca sātyakiṃ māṃ ca pāṃḍava ..

> Having set aside Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Arjuna, Sātyaki, and me, O son of Pāṇḍu,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.171)

nirākṛtya bravīṣyeva sūtaṃ dhiktvā yudhiṣṭhira .. 85 ..

> you praise only a charioteer! Fie on you, Yudhiṣṭhira!” // 85  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.172)

.. arjuna uvāca .. ..

> Arjuna said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.173)

maivaṃ maivaṃ brūhi bhīma na tvaṃ vetsi janārdanam ..

> “Do not speak thus, do not speak thus, Bhīma! You do not know Janārdana.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.174)

na mayā na tvayā pārtha nānyenāpyarayo hatāḥ .. 86 ..

> The enemies were not slain by me, nor by you, O son of Pṛthā, nor by anyone else. // 86  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.175)

ahaṃ hi sarvadāgrasthaṃ naraṃ paśyāmi saṃyuge ..

> For I constantly saw in battle a man standing at the front,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.176)

nighnaṃtaṃ śātravāṃstatra na jāne ko'pyasāviti .. 87 ..

> slaying the enemies there; I do not know who he was.” // 87  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.177)

.. bhīma uvāca .. ..

> Bhīma said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.178)

vibhrāṃto'si dhruvaṃ pārtha nātra haṃtā naro'paraḥ ..

> “Surely you are delusional, O son of Pṛthā; there was no other man slaying here.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.179)

atha cedasti tvatpautramuccasthaṃ vacmi haṃta kaḥ .. 88 ..

> Now, if he is there, I shall ask your grandson who sits on high: who was the slayer?” // 88  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.180)

upasṛtya tato bhīmo barbarīkamapṛcchata ..

> Having approached, Bhīma then asked Barbarīka:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.181)

brūhyete kena nihatā dhārtarāṣṭrā hi śatravaḥ .. 89 ..

> “Tell us, by whom were these enemies, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, slain?” // 89  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.182)

.. barbarīka uvāca .. ..

> Barbarīka said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.183)

eko mayā pumāndṛṣṭo yudhyamānaḥ paraiḥ saha ..

> “One Person was seen by me fighting against the foes:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.184)

savyataḥ paṃcavaktraḥ sa dakṣiṇe caikavaktrataḥ .. 1.2.66.90 ..

> on the left side he had five faces, and on the right side a single face. // 1.2.66.90  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.185)

savyato daśahastaśca dhṛtaśūlādyudāyudhaḥ ..

> On the left side he had ten arms, brandishing raised weapons beginning with the trident,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.186)

dakṣiṇe ca caturhasto dhṛtacakrādyudāyudhaḥ .. 91 ..

> and on the right four arms, brandishing raised weapons beginning with the discus. // 91  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.187)

savyataśca jaṭādhārī dakṣiṇe mukuṭoccayaḥ ..

> On the left side he wore matted hair; on the right, an array of crowns.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.188)

savyato bhasmadhārī ca dakṣiṇe dhṛtacaṃdanaḥ .. 92 ..

> On the left side he wore sacred ash; on the right, he wore sandalwood paste. // 92  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.189)

savyataścaṃdradhārī ca dakṣiṇe kaustubhadyutiḥ ..

> On the left side he bore the crescent moon; on the right, he had the splendor of the Kaustubha jewel.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.190)

mamāpi taddarśanato mahadbhayamajāyata .. 93 ..

> From seeing him, great fear arose in me as well.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.191)

īdṛśo me naro dṛṣṭo na cānyo yo jaghāna tān ..

> Such was the person seen by me, and no other, who slew them.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.192)

ityukte puṣpavarṣaṃ tu khādāsītsumahāprabham .. 94 ..

> When this was said, a shower of flowers fell from the sky, possessing exceedingly great splendor.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.193)

sasvanurdevavādyāni sādhusādhviti vai jaguḥ ..

> The musical instruments of the gods resounded, and they indeed sang: "Well done! Well done!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.194)

vismitāḥ pāṃḍavāścāsanpraṇemuḥ puruṣottamam .. 95 ..

> And the Pāṇḍavas were astonished and bowed down to Puruṣottama.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.195)

vilakṣaścābhavadbhīmo niśvāsāṃścāpyamuṃcata ..

> Bhīma became embarrassed and released heavy sighs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.196)

taṃ tataḥ keśavaḥ svāmī samādāya kare dṛḍhe .. 96 ..

> Then the lord Keśava, taking him firmly by the hand,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.197)

kuruśārdūla ehīti procya sasmāra kāśyapim ..

> saying: "Come, tiger among the Kurus!", remembered the son of Kaśyapa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.198)

āruhya garuḍaṃ paścātsmṛtamātramupasthitam .. 97 ..

> Then, having mounted Garuḍa, who appeared the very moment he was remembered,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.199)

bhīmena sahito vyomni prayāto dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ..

> he set forth through the sky toward the southern direction along with Bhīma.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.4.64.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64.200)

tato'rṇavamatītyaiva suvelaṃ ca mahāgirim .. 98 ..

> Then, having crossed the ocean and the great mountain Suvela,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

_First 200 of 279 passages. [Read on](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64)_

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.64.1) — English, machine translation

---
Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.64) · Pramāṇa